Midges bite again.

[ambulancekidd]

 

[Tykatem]

Pete

 

[ambulancekidd]

Pete

Can be like this where we live, but so far this year, they've been conspicuous by they're absence. Long may it continue.

 

[Mike123]

That does not look good....

 

[SpeedyDux]

Pete

Right. That does it. I'm supporting indyref2. Even though I don't get a vote.

I want a big net along the border too. You can't be too careful.

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[Figaro]

Tykatem Wow, you took one for the team there

 

[sciac2001]

Is that a Scottish Tourist Board advert?

 

[NicandJay]

Jeez, I would look like Mr Blobby after mere seconds exposed to that lot. How on his earth can you put up with that

 

[tonyidle]

How on his earth can you put up with that

In my experience you can't. There are midges then there are the Scottish midges and a couple of minutes with exposed face, wrists, and ankles is almost unbearable even in a more normal infestation. The bite is extremely irritating - not the normal 'l'm sick of scratching I'm going indoors ' sort of annoyance.

 

[pagey]

i find that repulsive to the extent i am now not going to scotland i will go to europe and put up with all the hoop jumping

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[maison]

Can be like this where we live, but so far this year, they've been conspicuous by they're absence. Long may it continue.

We are hoping to tour south and mid Scotland beginning at the start of September.

Will we be safe from the little bu**ers by then? Local knowledge beats all!

 

[Lynne Roy]

Absolute Hell

 

[Janine]

I have decided that midges are very fickle creatures.

I have just spent two weeks camped alongside the River Avon with regular walks along the river at all times of day. Not one bite.

Came home and spent an hour in my garden and the blighters attacked me for no reason!

Also, why are we told to put repellent on exposed areas when they much prefer to get in my undies??

 

[Garfields]

By September things are mostly fine
Other than one place that is always bad for them at this time of year we have not had much issue with the little gits
Clegs (horse fly's) have been out in force though

 

[Podney]

Bejabbers that’s a lot of midge!!!!

Some guy on tv yesterday saying we are suffering an insect shortage,maybe they are all in midge land

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[WillH]

It's been fairly good in South West Scotland so far this year, only experienced a few on the Raiders Road near Clatteringshaws, the rest of the region has been okay. September is usually fine.

 

[ambulancekidd]

We are hoping to tour south and mid Scotland beginning at the start of September.

Will we be safe from the little bu**ers by then? Local knowledge beats all!

Probably be ok by then, your big enemy would be warm damp air, but stick to the basic advice on my banner & you'll be fine.
The south west seems to have been spared the scourge so far this year.

 

[ambulancekidd]

I have decided that midges are very fickle creatures.

I have just spent two weeks camped alongside the River Avon with regular walks along the river at all times of day. Not one bite.

Came home and spent an hour in my garden and the blighters attacked me for no reason!

Also, why are we told to put repellent on exposed areas when they much prefer to get in my undies??

I'm not going to reply that that last question as Hazel AKA Mrsambulancekidd might send me to the undertakers!!!!

 

[ambulancekidd]

Is that a Scottish Tourist Board advert?

We've got the choice of the midges in Scotland or the beggars in Bournemouth these days.....Now let me think......Bugger it, Bournemouth it is.

 

[sciac2001]

We've got the choice of the midges in Scotland or the beggars in Bournemouth these days.....Now let me think......Bugger it, Bournemouth it is.

I wouldn’t be too quick on Bournemouth. It’s becoming/become a right toilet in places.

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[Riverbankannie]

That would ruin my holiday and we would be hurtling back south through the night if necessary
I feel for that family on yesterday hiring for the first time and setting off on Monday, fingers crossed for them.

 

[Pusscat]

No no no….absolutely not…..

 

[pagey]

That would ruin my holiday and we would be hurtling back south through the night if necessary
I feel for that family on yesterday hiring for the first time and setting off on Monday, fingers crossed for them.

I intend to go south about 1500 miles away from the nasties

 

[The Dotties]

Was looking for a dark skies site to marvel at the cosmos. Scotland looked favourite by some margin. Now booked Exmoor! Not taking that bid a risk.

 

[TinaLes]

I dont think any amount of advice/warning about how bad the seasonal midge problem in the problematic regions of Scotland, given by others including those that live there will be fully understood, until they have experienced it for themselves.
I have on several occasions, worst ever was on Skye 30 odd years ago, when wild camping in a tent on a secluded beach. The swarm coming along the beach at tea time was like smoke in the distance, within minutes we, along with our tents were covered, we had to hide in the cars, but they would not go away!
SIL at the time had such a bad reaction to the bites that she had to have Piriton Injections, and return home, holiday spoilt, and itchy bite lumps for nearly a month after getting home to England.
I have seen people held hostage inside their caravans/campers too scared to come out even to fill & empty water etc. The only course of action was to move on, probably losing their site fees in doing so.
They bite through Jeans,Tee Shits & Socks, they seem to get into every orifice, and always tend to bite the awkward areas that really annoy, like in between fingers, eyelids, in fact anywhere where there is a crease in the skin.
Now we could mention the Tick problem also but I wont as the midge is enough to deter me from touring inside the midge season anywhere in The Highlands.
I always feel for the dog walkers having to go for an evening stroll to exercise them, the midges are rubbing their hands or whatever, just waiting for them.
Just watch how cattle & deer are driven to distraction out in the open, they do all they can to escape the midges, but there is no getting away unless they can get into water and hope its better on the other side.
I love Scotland, The Highland's & Islands, but not inside the midge season, its one warning to be taken very seriously, but you wait, there will be someone come along and say....."just returned from The Highlands, no problem with midges anywhere we went" well all I can think is it must have been a very windy/wet holiday for them.
LES

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[pagey]

i think this may be a ruse by little cranky to keep us english oot of scot land if it is it worked on me

 

[TinaLes]

When you have been eaten alive by midges, there are only two effective courses of action to take, having applied handfuls of anti-histamine cream.
Both remedies can cause severe drowsiness.
1. Piriton Tablets to reduce swelling/irritation, leading to restful sleep.
2. Half a bottle of Single Malt Whisky, which also leads to restful sleep, but with the probable side effect of enhanced snoring, so make sure OH participates in this remedy also, otherwise you will never hear the end of it, and wake up with much elbow bruising in the rib region to boot.

Who says there are not enough choices in life.
LES

 

[Pusscat]

I dont think any amount of advice/warning about how bad the seasonal midge problem in the problematic regions of Scotland, given by others including those that live there will be fully understood, until they have experienced it for themselves.
I have on several occasions, worst ever was on Skye 30 odd years ago, when wild camping in a tent on a secluded beach. The swarm coming along the beach at tea time was like smoke in the distance, within minutes we, along with our tents were covered, we had to hide in the cars, but they would not go away!
SIL at the time had such a bad reaction to the bites that she had to have Piriton Injections, and return home, holiday spoilt, and itchy bite lumps for nearly a month after getting home to England.
I have seen people held hostage inside their caravans/campers too scared to come out even to fill & empty water etc. The only course of action was to move on, probably losing their site fees in doing so.
They bite through Jeans,Tee Shits & Socks, they seem to get into every orifice, and always tend to bite the awkward areas that really annoy, like in between fingers, eyelids, in fact anywhere where there is a crease in the skin.
Now we could mention the Tick problem also but I wont as the midge is enough to deter me from touring inside the midge season anywhere in The Highlands.
I always feel for the dog walkers having to go for an evening stroll to exercise them, the midges are rubbing their hands or whatever, just waiting for them.
Just watch how cattle & deer are driven to distraction out in the open, they do all they can to escape the midges, but there is no getting away unless they can get into water and hope its better on the other side.
I love Scotland, The Highland's & Islands, but not inside the midge season, its one warning to be taken very seriously, but you wait, there will be someone come along and say....."just returned from The Highlands, no problem with midges anywhere we went" well all I can think is it must have been a very windy/wet holiday for them.
LES

surpised no one has hade a horror film out of it…campers sucked dry to grimacing corpses!!

 

[Stonemags76]

Reminds me of a particularly bad week in August at Spean Bridge with the army. You actually breathed them in if you went out of the door! Covered myself in 100% DEET in desperation but then that melted my phone! They love me, & I really hate them (& I react quite badly)!

 

[Sapper520]

Just showed this to my wife……’No way are we risking that’!

So if we can’t make it before May, then it will have to be late September or early October…….hopefully safe then?

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